My Secret Weapon For Catching Fish, Particularly COD.

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:38 am

I have decided to share this with fellow members of this forum. You may have already heard of it or even tried it, but for those that haven't, here it is. Basically, it is undiluted Pilchard Oil.
Some tackle shops do sell it, or you can buy it by post/internet from suppliers in Cornwall.
How I use it is: get a plastic film canister, make a hole in the bottom and the lid and a few small holes around the body, fill the canister tightly with cotton-wool and pour some pilchard oil into the canister until the cotton-wool is thoroughly soaked. To attach the canister to your line, (before filling with wool and oil) thread the line through the holes and prevent it from moving by using two stop-beads and two crimps, one above and one below (be sure to leave enough room between the lid and the top stop-bead so you can get the lid off and pour in the oil). I find it is best to place the canister just behind the weight, so it travels within the weight's slipstream, this way it doesn't cut down casting distance too much.

This method produces a continuous scent trail that will travel a long way in the current, as the motion of the tide sucks out the oil in tiny droplets.
When used in conjunction with a big bait offering, it is very productive for big cod.

One word of caution though, try not to get the oil on your clothes as the smell is very strong and the stain is hard to remove.

Tight Lines.

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:36 pm

i have tryed this and it does work, well, i have cought a few fishing using this,,

Member Joined: Dec 01, 2005 Posts: 16

i`m definately gonna try that trick. nice one, thanks happy

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Good for whiting. Eh! Gingerangler :lol:

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:56 pm

Mash up some mackeral and stick that in there as well as ur cotton wool and oil... or the tatty bits of bait left on ur hooks stuff em in there to... loads more added attraction!
High density foam would be better than cotton wool as if left to soak in your flavor/oil for a day or two will keep the attraction going longer than cotton wool. And a syringe is a good way of injecting a bit of flavor when on the beach if u dont want to get your hands dirty!

Have you tryed using other fish oils/flavors?

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:55 pm

No, I havent tried other flavours/oil, only pilchard oil.
I am sure other flavours may work to a certain degree, but, as a gambler, I will bet my bottom dollar that pilchard oil is best.

Also I favour this method of attracting fish when pier fishing, particularly where you do not need to cast far, a gentle lob being adequate. It does work when beachcasting, but my best results have been from piers, breakwaters, rock platforms etc. I can't wait to give it a try at Walton Pier.
The beauty of the method is that it doesn't just attract individual fish, but shoals of them. Once they have located the scent trail they follow it to the source, and then remain there for as long as the scent is working.
I have had good coddling 2, even 3, at a time using it. (Admiralty Pier, Dover)

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Try soaking mackeral stips in oil too and using them to tip off lug. Sort of mackeral marinade!! :lol:

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:08 am

lol i just simply modify some of my kamasan black cap feeders for coarse fishing, i make them in-line by drilling a whole one in the cap and one in the base, these are alot more aerodynamic than film canisters too.

as for the wool this is a trick ive been using for about 3 years, its also good if you can whip it to the shank of a hook however it's one of these methods where its either an instant response or no response, the trick is to keep casting to the same spot